Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Tuesday, February 24, 2026·2h 23m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee killed three Republican-sponsored bills on party-line votes — including Sen. Mark Baisley's school-personnel misconduct registry — while advancing a measure barring lawmakers from holding multiple elected offices and clearing four History Colorado board appointments.

Key Actions

·Registry in Colorado Department of Education for School PersonnelKilled

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Notable Quotes

“So there is just not a record. So what was. What I was told was, it can't just be, hey, that person was fired from their job for that but rather they could be just told, hey, we are uncomfortable with you. We want you out of here. And that employee could just self terminate, could resign, but then they go to another school.”
Mark Baisley — The bill's legislative sponsor, a Republican senator, describing the reporting gap the registry was meant to close — misconduct serious enough to force a quiet resignation but not to generate any record that follows the employee.

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Votes

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction

Yes (3)William Lindstedt, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace

No (2)Mark Baisley, Lynda Zamora Wilson

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction

Yes (3)William Lindstedt, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace

No (2)Mark Baisley, Lynda Zamora Wilson

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction

Yes (3)William Lindstedt, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace

No (2)Mark Baisley, Lynda Zamora Wilson

Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction

Yes (5)Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Mark Baisley, William Lindstedt

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TranscriptPreview

Director deprince, if you want to get us started. Great. Thank you. Madam Chair. My name is Dawn DePrince. I am the President and CEO for History Colorado. History Colorado is nearly as old as the state of Colorado itself, which I think you all know has been around 150 years this year. Yes, we were founded in 1879. One of the first things that the founders of our state felt like the state of Colorado needed to make sure that we had an official state memory. And we are here today to introduce you to several of these fine individuals from around the state of Colorado who have been nominated by the governor to serve as members of the History Colorado Board of Directors. I will just quickly introduce them all and then they can share more about themselves. We have Bonnie. Well, I will start at the end. Zeb Zebulon, Miracle. He made the drive here from Grand Junction. Today he serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Royce Hearst Humane Society in Mesa County. Born and raised in Grand Junction, he is passionate about his western Colorado community where he has served in a variety of…

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